Noted Thoroughbreds Go Under Auction Hammer In Kentucky
The disposal sale of brood mares and stallions from the May August Belmont estate in Kentucky broke world records with 68 horses selling for 782000 dollars. Fair Play, sire of Man O War, sold for 100000 dollars to Joseph Widener. Dr. Thomas L. Settle led the opening tribute to August Belmont as 2500 attendees watched the sale at the Kentucky nursery.
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Helena
Belmont
Kentucky
Tate Marcus Daly
Tammany
Joseph . Widener
Philadelphia
Thomas L. Settle
Settle
Estern
Joseph E. Widener
Fair Play
Man O'War
Hastings
Fairy Gold
C. J. FitzGerald
Episcopal Church
Maj. August Belmont
Major Belmont
Dr. Settle
John Bain
George A. Bain
FitzGerald
Mr. Widener
Bain
Two Hundred Perish In Japanese Storm
The Tokyo department of communications says over 200 people are believed dead from the Toyo-Oka earthquake and fire with hundreds more injured at Kinosaki Springs. Ships Enoki and Kasuga head to the scene while troops move to restore order and relief efforts begin.
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Tokio
Department of Communications
Toyo-Oka
Kinosaki Springs
Matsuru
Enoki
Kasuga
Toyo- Oka
Toyo-Oka Bay
Osaka
Fukuchiyama
Tottori
Takaino
Asahi
Kioto
Fumihama
Gary Says Business In U S Getting Better
Elbert H. Gary president of the American Iron & Steel Institute told about a thousand industry leaders that U S business is good but not fully satisfactory. He cited high taxes war conditions political interference and timid managers as diseases and urged lower taxes and more relief. He warned Britain must expand U S markets and urged Europe to restore confidence and trade to avoid a future crisis.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
American Iron & Steel Institute
United States
Coolidge
Great Britain
Esme Howard
Institute
England
Esme
Europe
America
Two Die On Scaffold At Salem Penitentiary
Salem Ore May 22 L W Peare and Arthur Covell Coos county murderers were executed in a double hanging at the state prison. Peare mounted the scaffold whispered to the hangman bid witnesses goodbye the trap sprang at 7 59 and he died at 8 11. Covell strapped to a board spoke goodbye the trap sprung at 8 32 but his fall did not break his neck and he died of strangulation at 8 58. Covell 47 years old had incited his sister in law s death near Bandon. Peare hanged for the murder of his wife and neighbor near Marble Point on December 27 1922. A nephew Alton Covell is serving a life sentence for the same crime.
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Salem
Ore
L. W. Peare
Arthur Guvell
Coos County
Peare Owas
Covell
Peare
Ai Neigth
French News Editor Shot By Aged Woman
Paris May 26 Ernest Berger treasurer of L Action Francaise was shot by a domestic 44 year old woman Bonnefoy mistaking him for Leon Daudet Maurras editor of L Action Francaise. The woman confessed she held spies on the Rivera and followed Daudet. She surrendered after realizing Berger was not Maurras.
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Paris
Ernest Berger
L’action Francaise
Lean Daudet
Royalist Association
Charles Maurras
Bonnefoy
Daudet
Maurras
Rivera
Berger
Germiane Berthon
Marcus Plateau
Leon Daudet
Plateau
Government to Test Oil From Shale at Colorado Site
Denver May 24 A location near Uliston Colorado has been tentatively chosen for the government experimental retort station to produce petroleum from oil shale F C Tough chief petroleum engineer of the United States bureau of mines announced surveys are in progress at the site where a mine and retort will operate on naval reserve No 1 and the retort site on reserve No 3 adjoining No 1 This marks the first independent government trial aimed at producing oil from shale at costs competitive with well oil and aims to attract private investment once feasibility is shown.
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Denver
Uliston
Colo
Tough
United States Bureau of Mines
Thaw Returns to Manhattan Nightlife After Reentry
Harry K Thaw arrives in New York returning to the citys nighttime scene for the first time since killing Stanford White He stays at the Hotel Roosevelt and says he will be in the city only briefly while pursuing his business He previously led a quiet life as a farmer in Virginia and his plans for reconciliation with Evelyn Nesbit remain unconfirmed
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Texas Quinan
Forties
Fawn Gray
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Clem Shaver Poised to Step Down as DNC Chair
Reports from Washington say Clem Shaver of West Virginia intends to resign as Democratic National Committee chairman with Representative William A. Oldfield of Arkansas named as his successor. A committee meeting is planned within three weeks as plans for the 1926 congressional fight unfold and McAdoo associates weigh a compromise to avoid a leadership contest.
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Washington
Clem Shaver
West Virginia
William A. Oldfield
Arkansas
Oldfield
Shaver
William Go McAdoo
Smith
John W. Davis
National Committee
McAdoo
Treasury
M. L. Fox
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Long
Atlantic City
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rogers
Appleby
Congress
Mid
Rome Hosiery Mill Orders Spur Night Shirt Production
The Rome Hosiery mill has begun night shirt production to fill large orders arriving over the past several weeks, reflecting steadier demand for its garments. The move indicates a shift to extended hours to meet consumer and retailer requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Exchange
Rome
Boston Transcript
Change in Nature's Law Quote by Ovid
A reflection on perpetual flux and impermanence stating that nothing in the world remains unchanged as shadows continually move, illustrating natural law and transformation.
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Ovid
Brute Lady Accuses Husband of Deceit in Domestic Dispute
A London Mail note reports a wife alleging her husband is a deceitful wretch. She claims he pretended to believe her while she knew she was lying, describing a painful domestic dispute.
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London Mail
Welsh Oath Taken by Jury in Carnarvonshire Trial
Ten of the twelve jurors in an English prisoner’s trial at a Carnarvonshire court swore the oath in Welsh. The event highlights local language use in judicial proceedings and the jury’s commitment to the case.
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Carnarvonshire
Wales
Gar Wood speed boat beats Twenty-First Century Limited on Hudson
Gar Wood in Baby Gar IV swapped boats midstream to win a river race against the Twentieth Century Limited from Albany to New York City at 46.5 mph. The race ended with Baby Gar IV completing 188 miles in 2 hours 58 minutes, the Century 3 hours 39 minutes for 142.2 miles. The event, though labeled a race, followed road rules with a disputed start and transfers at Harmon and Grand Central Station referenced.
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New York
Manhattan Ward
Grand Central Station
Eighty Sixth Street
Albany
Harmon
Wood
Richard F. Hoyt
Hudson
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James H. Wick
Gary
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Springdale
Grand Hotel
Big Timber
Mont
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Sam
Harry K. Thaw
White Way
N. P. Ry
Tion On
Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited
Seattle-Tacoma
Minneapolis-S
Duluth-Superior Sea
Tricago
T. Paul
O. Nordstom
Big Timber Rodeo
Rarin
Clyde E. Davis
County of
Sweet Grass
State of
Montana
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